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noun · masculinefirst declension

nāsīca1

nāsīca m or f (genitive nāsīcae)

Meaning

  1. a man or woman with a large or pointed nose

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenāsīcanāsīcae
genitivenāsīcaenāsīcārum
dativenāsīcaenāsīcīs
accusativenāsīcamnāsīcās
ablativenāsīcānāsīcīs
vocativenāsīcanāsīcae

nāsīca, ae,
I. comm. adj. [nasus], who has a large or pointed nose, Arn. 6, 196; 3, 108.

Origins

From nāsus (“nose”) + -īca (“-ic”). Piecewise doublet of *nārīca.

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitannasico
  • Occitannasic
  • Gasconnazicofrom Occitan nasico
Italo-Romance
  • Italiannaseca
  • Neapolitannasca
  • Neapolitannasche
  • Siciliannasca
  • Siciliannaschi
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Nāsīca2
Nāsīca m sg (genitive Nāsīcae)

Meaning

  1. a cognomen of the Cornelii Scipiones of the gens Cornelia
    Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNāsīca—
genitiveNāsīcae—
dativeNāsīcae—
accusativeNāsīcam—
ablativeNāsīcā—
vocativeNāsīca—

Nāsīca, ae, m.,
I. a surname in the Scipio family. So P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica, who was declared to be the most virtuous man in the state, and on that account was sent to accompany the image of the Mater Idaea to Rome, Liv. 29, 14, 8; cf. Cic. Brut. 20, 79; Val. Max. 3, 7, 3.

Origins

From nāsīca (“large-nosed person”)

Quick answers

What does nāsīca mean in Latin?
nāsīca, a noun, means “a man or woman with a large or pointed nose”.
What is the genitive of nāsīca?
The genitive singular is nāsīcae. nāsīca is masculine, first declension.